GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Master in Computer Application

Year II – (Semester-IV) (W.E.F. January 2017)
Subject Name: Basic Computer Science 3 – Computer Networking

Subject Code: 3640002

1. Learning Objectives:

  To introduce the basics of Computer Networks 

 To understand the functionality of each layer of OSI and TCP/IP models and interactions
 between them 
 To gain basic insight of programming for network solutions 

2. Prerequisites:
C Programming, Basic Knowledge of Linux OS, Java Programming (Core Java)

3. Course Contents:

Unit CourseContent %age No of

No. Lectures
1 Introduction to Computer Networks 20% 10
Need to share resources, Concepts of Layering, Distributed System
and Networks, Prerequisites, Definition, Categories and
Components, Connections, Layers and Services, Applications of
Computer Networks, Data Communication Fundamentals-
Introduction, Frequency and Band, Analog and Digital Signals and
Transmission, Coding Mechanism, Modulation, Multiplexing and
De-multiplexing, TDM, FDM, Switching and Routing,
Transmission and Errors

2 Physical Layer 20% 08

Introduction, Duties of Physical Layer, Infrared and Millimeter
Waves, ISM Bands, Optical Lights and Free Space Optics, Wired
Physical Layer, Wireless Physical Layer
3 The Data Link Layer 10% 05
Duties of Data Link Layer, The Error, The Protocols
4 The Medium Access Sub layer 15% 08
Introduction, Wired MAC Layer, The LLC Layer, Wireless MAC,
The MAC Layer, The Generic Frame Structure, Connecting Device
at Data Link Layer, Virtual LAN
5 The Network Layer 15% 06
 Introduction, Duties of Network Layer, Connection Oriented
Forwarding using Virtual Circuits, Connection Less Forwarding
using Datagram, Connection Oriented Vs Connectionless
Forwarding, Forwarding Examples, Routing Algorithms,
Congestion, Network Layer Switching
6 The Transport Layer 10% 04
Introduction, Duties of Transport Layer Connection Management at
Transport Layer, Congestion Control, Comparison with Data Link
Layer
7 The Application Layer 10% 04
Introduction, Domain Name System: Name Space, Registration
Process, Name Servers, Resource Records, Types of Resource
Records, Dynamic DNS, WWW and HTTP, Bluetooth

Text Book (Theory):

1. Bhushan H Trivedi ,“Computer Networks”, Oxford University Press

Other Reference Book (Theory):

1. Behrouz A. Forouzan, "Data Communications and Networking", Tata McGraw-Hill,

Fourth Edition
2. Andrew S. Tanenbaum, "Computer Networking", Prentice Hall, Fourth Edition

Chapter Wise Coverage from Text Book:

Unit Topics/ .subtopics

1 1.1,1.2.1,1.2.2,1.2.3,1.2.4,1.2.5,1.2.6,1.2.7,1.2.8.1.2.10,1.3
2.1 to 2.4
3.1, 3.2, 3.3,3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.8,3.9,3.10,3.11, 3.12
2 4.1 to 4.7.10
3 5.1.1 to 5.1.2, 5.2.1 to 5.2.11, 5.3.1 to 5.3.10
4 6.1 to 6.6, 6.8, 6.11
5 7.1 to 7.7,7.11, 7.12
6 8.1 to 8.5
7 9.1, 9.2.1 to 9.2.5, 9.3.1 to 9.3.9, 9.12.1 to 9.12.8

Students are not required to reproduce the entire algorithms/protocol code in the theory exam for
any protocols and routing algorithms. Concepts based on these algorithms/protocols should be
asked in theory exam.